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TWiki - the Open Source Enterprise Wiki and Web 2.0 Application Platform
"A flexible, powerful, and easy to use enterprise wiki, enterprise collaboration platform, and web application platform. It is a Structured Wiki, typically used to run a project development space, a document management system, a knowledge base, or any other groupware tool, on an intranet, extranet or the Internet. Users without programming skills can create web applications. Developers can extend the functionality of TWiki with Plugins. TWiki fosters information flow within an organization, lets distributed teams work together seamlessly and productively, and eliminates the one-webmaster syndrome of outdated intranet content."
Pencil - a traditional 2D animation software
"Pencil is an animation/drawing software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux. It lets you create traditional hand-drawn animation (cartoon) using both bitmap and vector graphics. Pencil is free and open source. "
WebHarvest - An Open source tool for extracting data from websites
"WebHarvest - An Open source tool for extracting data from websites"
OpenOffice for kids
OpenOffice.org Education Project's goals are to establish a bridge between OpenOffice.org and the world of education as well as recruit and train new developers.
As part of its activities in close relationship with teachers, we identified a need: a suite dedicated to education and particularly in the first degree.
Thus was born the project OOo4kids (pronounced "OpenOffice for kids"). OOo4Kids is a lighter version of OpenOffice. Org:
* Dedicated to 7-12 years
* With specific adaptations to the world of education
* Who works everywhere (Linux, Mac OS X, Windows)
* International / Multilingual
Public Domain Clip Art
PDClipart.org is a HUGE collection of public domain clip art. The collection is FREE and NO REGISTRATION is required.
Free and Open Source Educational Software
The most amazing collection. Cut a disk for your teachers
ibiblio: the public's library and digital archive
ibiblio's goals include expanding and improving the creation and distribution of open-source software; continuing UNC programs to develop an online library and archive; hosting projects that expand the concepts of transparency and openness; and serving as a model for other open-source projects.
GIMP - The GNU Image Manipulation Program
GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. (more...)
The OpenScience Project
The OpenScience project is dedicated to writing and releasing free and Open Source scientific software. We are a group of scientists, mathematicians and engineers who want to encourage a collaborative environment in which science can be pursued by anyone who is inspired to discover something new about the natural world.
Using Moodle book - MoodleDocs
Using Moodle - Teaching with the Popular Open Source Course management System by Jason Cole and Helen Foster is published by O'Reilly as part of the Community Press series. It can be downloaded for free. Cool
The first edition of the book, written by Jason Cole and released in July 2005, is based on Moodle 1.4. The second edition, released in November 2007, has been updated to cover all the features in Moodle 1.8, such as the new roles and permissions system, blogs, messaging and the database module.
15 Open Source Content Management Systems
I have not even heard of half of these! Will need to go and investigate....before I can vote for teh best one!
Open Source Schools: share ionfo about free and open source software
Open Source Schools is here to share information about open source software in schools. Our aim is to help you decide whether open source software might offer benefits for learning, teaching, engaging pupils and parents, managing information and resources, or school administration.
Freedom Toaster - doing such fantastic work!!!
Freedom Toasters are conveniently located, self-contained, computer-based, 'Bring 'n Burn' facilities.
Like vending machines, preloaded to dispense confectionery, Freedom Toasters are preloaded to dispense free digital products, including software, photography, music and literature.
The Freedom Toaster project began as a means of overcoming the difficulty in obtaining Linux and Open Source software due to the restrictive telecommunications environment in South Africa, where the easy downloading of large pieces of software is just not possible for everyone.
The SchoolTool Project -opensource school mangement system for Ubuntu Linux
SchoolTool is a project to develop a common global school administration infrastructure that is freely available under an Open Source license We are currently developing a web based student information and calendaring system. SchoolTool 1.0 beta was released October 30, 2008 and SchoolTool 1.0 will be ready in April 2009 for deployments in fall 2009.
Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference to be downloaded
The ultimate Ubuntu book!
Written by award-winning author Keir Thomas, Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is a totally unique and concise guide for everyday Ubuntu use. It's the world's most popular Ubuntu book, with over 150,000 people already having read it!
* Focuses on core competencies and background knowledge needed to be an expert Ubuntu user;
* Readable, accessible, and easy to understand—even if you've never used Linux before;
* 100% new and original! Written from the ground-up to cover Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10.
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